Obituary of Ivan ‘Lee’ Roy West

Ivan “Lee” Roy West, age 74, of Elderbank, formerly of Halifax passed away April 22nd, 2018 at Halifax. Born in Parry Sound, Ontario he was the son of Ivan and Alice (Smith) West. Lee came to Nova Scotia at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. He worked for the City of Halifax where he drove salt truck and street sweeper. He later worked in the woods as a Silviculture Contractor. He loved to salvage wood and called himself a “wood hound”. He also loved working on motor vehicles. Survived by his wife Catherine (MacDonald) of nearly 55 years; 1 son: Daniel “Danny” (Serena Flesher); 3 daughters: Alice (Lester) Watson, Annette (Scott) Weaver, Angela (Leo) Negus, daughter-in-law Lori Dixon; 2 brothers: Wayne (Cathy), Randy; 3 sisters: Joan (Bryan) Dorie, Gina (Grant), Jill (Randy) Hunter; 12 grandchildren: Cheryl, Bonnie, Nicole, Robbie, Jennifer, Jocelyn, Jillian, Jamie, Rick, Meagan, Morgan, Brittany; 10 great-grandchildren: Catherine, Stanley, Lucas, Lincoln, Logan, Lennox, Gabrielle, Gavin, Osten, Zoey. Predeceased by:his parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law Hap and Fran; sisters Sally and Betty; brothers Ronald and Tom; son Christopher; grandson Jimmy Lee. No visitation or service by request. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Special thank you to the First Responders, EMTs and ER staff at the QE2 Infirmary especially Trish.